Guiness Ice Cream Float

While I do really love Guinness, it's not a beer we keep stocked in the house year-round. I was among the many who dutifully purchased my 12 pack (hey--it was only $2 more than the 6 pack) to prepare for my St Patrick's Day celebration....and by celebration I mean drinking a couple of Guinness while making Irish stew and colcannon (mashed potatoes whipped together with cooked shredded cabbage--fabulous!) as this guy sat at the bar and chatted me up.

I told him to give me his best Irish face. The hat is one he purchased in Scotland, so I guess he figures that's close enough! And the t-shirt...well, just don't get me started. We've been together for 19 years and he had it long before then.

So, if you have any leftover Guinness might I suggest you do something sort of strange with it? I read about this on Pioneer Woman's blog a couple years ago and decided to try it out as our official Irish dessert. What did I do with this Guinness, you ask? Well, I made an ice cream float! Yes, that's right. Instead of root beer, pour some Guinness over your ice cream (we used vanilla, but I really think chocolate would have been even better). This is GOOD. Really good! I recommend a high ice cream to beer ratio, and that you let the foam settle a bit before eating (the foam tastes kind of bitter in contrast to the ice cream). Give it a try!

Laine Palm

I do what I do because I love it. The greatest part of existing on this planet is the ability to work with other humans and see their joy come to life. That's why I work in two different worlds.

As a wedding planner, I am lucky enough to get to know couples as they go through an intense but really joyful journey. My goal is for you to focus on the marriage part, while I focus on the wedding part of. Let me take some of the work of your hands and let you two enjoy your day, enjoy the people that will be celebrating with you, and be in the moment.

As a web developer and digital marketer, I get to see your heart and soul come to life on the interwebs. We get to discuss your goals and your vision, and my hope is that I help that come to fruition. Basically, I am here to make dreams come true, and I could not think of a better way to exist.

I currently live with my fiancé and attempt to bribe him daily into letting me get a puppy. Lover of eggs and avocado toast, too many potted plants, a good Netflix binge, and swearing more than my parents would care to hear.